It was no secret Wake Forest commitment and Marietta (Ga.) wide receiver Tyree Harris was frustrated by Lonnie Galloway's departure; just read his Twitter page @T7Harris.

"At first it was pretty hard, because of the connection I had with Coach Galloway," Harris said.

"But I talked with Coach Galloway and we got a better understanding and regardless I came to Wake Forest, because he's one of the top receiver coaches in the history of college football, but not only because of him, but because of Wake Forest, their whole coaching staff, the facility, my future teammates that I met there, the 2013 commits that I met, and the way I can get my education. That's the number one point, furthering my education and a good chance of making it to the NFL."

Galloway, who recruited Harris for the Demon Deacons, left Wake Saturday, Jan. 12 for a position on West Virginia's coaching staff.

"He [Galloway] had a big part in me going to Wake Forest, but I didn't just commit because of him," Harris said. "I committed for those other reasons."

"I'm still 100-percent committed to Wake. Everybody keeps coming at me, because they think I'm going to West Virginia, or a lot of people think since he left I might go to Auburn. I'm 100-percent committed to Wake Forest. Wake Forest has been here for me since the beginning, and I'm going to ride with them till the end."

Harris, who is rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, added he spoke with most of Wake's other 2013 pledges following Galloway's departure, and said they are all still committed.

"Everybody was hoping I wouldn't leave, because I'm the only receiver that's committed, so everybody's 100-percent committed to Wake Forest," Harris said."Everybody was making sure I don't leave, because everyone knows I have bigger offers and they thought with Coach Galloway leaving Tyree might go back to Louisville or Auburn or Georgia."

Auburn, Georgia Tech, Louisville and NC State are still trying to pull him away from the Demon Deacons.

"I talk to them mostly every day," Harris said. "We all got a connection, and that's another reason why I'm staying at Wake Forest, because [of] this connection I've built with my future teammates. We spend time with each other. We go places together. Cory and Josh, we communicate mostly every day. We're like brothers."

"I knew Josh Harris. Me and him met at camp a long time ago, like sophomore year or junior year, so I'm really familiar with Josh. Once they committed they were like, 'Hey man I heard it was coming down to Mississippi State, Clemson [and] Wake Forest. You need to take a look at Wake Forest.'"